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B. S. JUDSON & O. M. ACKERMAN. MACHINE FOR FELTING AND SIZING HATS ANDOTHER FABRICS. N0.- 296 Patented Apr. 8, 1884.

NITED STATES ROSVELL S. JUDSON AXD CHARLES M. AGKER-MAN, OF MATTEAXVAN,N. Y.

MACHINE FOR FELTING AND SiZlN G HATS AND OTHER FABRlCS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lette rs Patent No. 296,%15,dated April 8,1884.

Application filed January 19, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, RoswnLL S. Jonson andCHARLES M. Aonnnnnn, citizens of the United States, residing atMatteawan, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forFelting and Sizing Hats and other Fabrics; and we do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact de- IO scription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference be ing had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in machines used in themanufacture of hats, and has for its object to provide an efficient andeasily-operated machine for use in the operation of sizing fur-hats; andit consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 is aqslan view,Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal section, of our machine. Fig. 4 is adetail view'of the swinging bearing or-lever-support; and Fig. 5 is adetached cross- 0 section of the bed enlarged on about line a: m,

Fig. 2.

The box or tub A is supported on legs A N, as shown. The ends B B of thebox are inclined inwardly from their upper edges, and

the side-boards, B B", are projected at their lower sides forward beyondthe end board, B, and serve as a support for the bar 0. This bar 0 has acentral opening midway its ends. The adjusting-screw 1) turns throughthis 40 opening, and is provided on its upper end with a button or head,D, whereby it may be *turned.

A table, E, is secured on the end B of the tub. This table is inclineddownward toward the tub, and is provided with cleats E on its oppositeedges. These cleats serve to prevent the water or other wash fromflowing onto the floor when the hat-stocks are placed on said table,after being dipped in the tub. The bed F is mounted on the tub aboutmidway its ends, and extends the full width thereof, its

outer ends being flushwith the outer sides of the tub, as most -clearlyshown in Fig. 2. The bed is provided on its upper face with a se ries oflongitudinal corrugations. The rubber G is also provided withcorrugations, and has flanges G depending from its opposite sides,which, when the rubber is rested against the bed, project down onopposite sides of the latter. Eyes H H are projected laterally from therubber, and slide on rod or rail, pres. ently described. These eyes arepreferably the ends of cross-bars H, which are secured on the upper sideof the rubber, as clearly shown. A bar, I, is secured at one end to therubber, and extends rearwardly therefrom, and its other end isbifurcated and rests on opposite sides of the lever J. This lever ispivoted at its lower end on a bar, J, and is provided near its upper endwith a slot, J The bar I is secured to the lever by a pin, I, passedthrough this slot J By this construction it will be seen that the outerend of bar I, where it joins the lever, may be moved vertically as therubber is moved up and down in the manner presently described. It willalso be seen that this enables the move: ment of the rubber in ahorizontal plane by the lever swinging in an are, as shown. Verticalguides K K are secured in the outer sides of the tub in line midway theends of the corrugated bed F. The standards Lare secured and movablevertically in these guides, as indicated in Fig. 1. Bars M are securedmidway their ends on the upper end of the standard. These bars ext-endhorizontally on opposite sides of the standard to a point beyond theopposite ends of the bed F. Short standardsN are bent orotherwiseprojected upward from the oppoposite ends of the bar M and support therods or rails O. The eyes H of the rubber are secured andmove on thisrail, as clearly shown. In the lower end of the standard L, I form aseries of holes, L. The treadle P is composed of two pivoted side bars,I? Q, and a tread-bar, P It also has a cross-banP which is engaged themachine. TheIside bars, Rare pivoted to the lower end of the bracket Q,preferably in the slot Q, and their inner ends are secured to thelowerend of standards L by pins passed through either of holes Ldesired. The brackby the adjusting-screw D in the operation of ets Q arepivoted at their upper ends to the outer sides of legs A.

In operation it is understood the tub is filled with boiling water, andthe hats are dipped therein, and then placed between the bed and rubber,and thelatter is worked back and forth until the operation is completed.By our arrangement of the rubber-supporting devices it will be seen theyare entirely without the tub. This is desirable, as it renders them freefrom contact with the water or other liquid used, and also does not takeup any room in the tub and enables the use of a bed the full width ofthe tub, as will be seen. By means of the treadle the rubber may beadjusted to any suitable distance from the bed. The movement ofthestandards L is in a vertical line, and the treadle works in an arc.

In order to permit the smooth operation of the parts,we pivot thebearingbracket so it will swing as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1,and permit the end of the treadle to move vertically with the standard.

It is obvious that the rod or rail might be supported on the upper endof the standard in various ways; but we prefer that shown, as it issimple and can be easily constructed.

The set-screw D may be adjusted to limitthe upward movement of thetreadle, and consequently the downward movement of the rubber, as willbe seen.

The grooves F, it will be seen, terminate at apoint near the sides ofthe bed, and that holes 1* are formed through the latter, leading fromthe middle of said grooves down into the tub. This forms the bedslightly concave, and prevents water passing off the edges of same ontothe floor. It also permits the water to flow back into the tub, and hasa tendency to keep the hats in the middle of the bed, as will beunderstood.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a hat-sizing machine, the combination of the tub, the corrugatedbed mounted thereon, the guides secured on the outer sides of said tub,the standards L, secured and movable vertically in said guides, therubber having lateral and the treadles pivoted to the lower ends of saidbrackets, and connected'with standards L, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the tub, the corrugated bed, the verticallyadjustable rubber support, the rubber, the rod, having one end securedrigidly to the rubber and extended therefrom, the lever J pivoted at itslower end, and provided near its upper end with a slot, J and a pinpassed from the rod I into or through said slot, substantially as setforth.

4. The hatsizing machine herein described, composed of the tubprovided'with atable and a corrugated rubber, as described, and havingguides K secured on its outersides, the standards L, the rods O,mountedthereon, the rubber provided with eyes sliding on said rods, the barLextended fromsaid rubber, the lever J,pivoted at its lower end, andprovided near its upper end with slots J wherein the bar I is connected,the brackets Q, pivoted at their upper ends, and the treadle pivoted tothe lower ends of the brackets and connected with the standards L,substantially as set forth.

5. I11 a sizing-machine, the bed F, having grooves formed in its upperface and terminating at a point near the sides thereof, and providedwith vertical openings formed through it from the center of the grobves,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ROSW'ELL S. J UDSON CHARLES M. AGKERMAN. Witnesses:

J o1-IN WHrrsoN. WILLIAM WHITsoN.

